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Peter Valenzuela The Doc Behind Doc-Related Doc-Related provides a hilarious perspective on the challenges of practicing medicine today as seen through the eyes of physicians and clinicians working in a large healthcare system.
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r. Peter Valenzuela is a nationally recognized physician leader and satirist. Peter has been profiled in journals ranging from Healthcare Design Magazine to Medical Economics to Physician Leadership Journal. He’s also been featured on Docs Outside the Box, Outcomes Rocket and The Happy Doc podcasts. When not focused on his duties as the chief medical officer of a large
multi-specialty group in the Sonoma Valley or making international presentations on change management, health care innovation and leadership development — Dr. Valenzuela channels his energy into his side project. He is the creator of Doc-Related, an online comic strip that offers a satirical look at the challenges of practicing clinical medicine through the eyes of health care professionals. Over the past year, Peter
has become one of the most sought-after cartoonist in the medical industry. The Happy Doc has referred to his comics as “Dilbert for Health Care”. His humorous, creative style has led to him twice being recognized by the Medical Group Management Association and American College of Medical Practice Executives (MGMA-ACMPE) with the Harwick Innovation Award and Physician Executive of the Year Award for meeting the challenges of health care head-on and exhibiting leadership deemed outstanding to achieve exceptional medical group performance. Peter has practiced family medicine for over two decades. He attended medical school at UT Southwestern in Dallas and completed his family medicine residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned a master in business administration from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. In addition, Dr. Valenzuela holds a greenbelt certificate for six sigma in healthcare from Villanova University and a healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship certificate from Duke University. He is also an alumnus of the exponential medicine program through Singularity University. 1
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